Collectibles

In spring this young man’s heart turns to thoughts of baseball magazines

In spring this young man’s heart turns to thoughts of baseball magazines.

Spring training is just around the corner. Time to brush off the old baseball cards.

Spring training is just around the corner. Time to brush off the old baseball cards.

Greenberg’s a card

Hank Greenberg: still a card

Allergy alert: Gold’s product injurious to Mets?

Allergy alert: Gold’s product injurious to Mets?

Belated birthday greetings, Robert Allen Zimmerman

Belated birthday greetings, Robert Allen Zimmerman

Zinn(g)-a ding-ding

Gary Cieradkowski, creator of very cool Infinite Baseball Card Set, recently released the inaugural issue of 21 (featuring some of the games most interesting MOTs). He posted this item on his blog about one of those players, Guy Zinn.  

Read all about it: Inaugural issue of 21 highlights MOTs

Inaugural issue of “21,” baseball card art, highlights MOTs

You’re the Topps…

You’re the Topps…

Yom huledet samei’ah, Ike

The NY Mets’ likable Ike Davis turns 24 today. I received a shipment of cards yesterday including the one above. This probably wasn’t Davis’ first card. Nowadays they have prospect cards, minor league star cards, etc., in multiple incarnations from multiple manufacturers. When I was a kid (here we go) Topps was the only game [...]

Birthday greetings: Lou Limmer

Remembering Lou Limmer.